DemocratIn office since Nov 2019

Hester Jackson-McCray

Mississippi State Representative, District 40 since 2019. Next on the ballot in 2027.

Mississippi State Representative, District 40

Wikipedia

In office: 7 yrs; Since 2019
Bills became law: 0; 8 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
Votes missed: 2.4%; Chamber median 2.2%
With party: 68%; On votes splitting the parties
Last margin: +31.4; Won 2023
Next election: 2027; Nov 2, 2027

Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative recordsUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET

Committees

As of 2026-10.

Executive Contingent Fund · vice chair
Conservation and Water Resources
Drug Policy
Energy
Gaming
Youth and Family Affairs

Source: Open States committeesUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET

Legislation

2025–2026 session · 8 sponsored · 0 became law

BillIntroCmteHouseSenateLaw

HB 4127 Suffrage; restore to Tameral Hearn Johnson of DeSoto County.
Judiciary B · Failed in the Senate Apr 2026

HB 439 Appropriation; DFA to assist God's Living Word Ministry in Walls with construction of emergency preparedness…
Appropriations A · Failed in committee Feb 2026

HB 447 Early voting; authorize.
Apportionment and Elections · Failed in committee Feb 2026

HB 438 Initiative process; revise certain provisions relating to the.
Constitution · Failed in committee Feb 2026

HB 1938 Suffrage; restore to Tameral Hearn Johnson of DeSoto County.
Judiciary B · Failed in the House Apr 2025

Source: Open States billsUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:22 PM ET

Voting record

2025–2026 session · placement by roll-call votes

Where Jackson-McCray sits in the Mississippi House of Representatives

Jackson-McCray is closer to the center than 85% of the chamber's Democrats.

Closest: Fabian Nelson, Lataisha Jackson, Greg Holloway

Source: 99chambers roll-call scalingUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:54 PM ET

With Jackson-McCray’s party

Votes with the chamber's Democrats68%
Cosponsorships of the other party's bills69%

Black tick: the average of Democrats in the Mississippi House of Representatives.

Source: 99chambers legislative scores from roll calls and cosponsorships

Key votes

Votes chosen for their effect, not their side: Jackson-McCray’s vote, each party’s majority, and the result. An orange vote differs from most Democrats.

Date	Bill	Jackson-McCray	Dem. majority	Rep. majority	Result
Mar 29, 2026	HB 1909: Appropriation; Human Services, Department of.	Yes	No	Yes	Passed 79–37
Mar 29, 2026	HB 1936: Appropriation; Educational Television, Authority for.	Yes	Yes	Yes	Passed 92–27
Mar 29, 2026	SB 3088: Appropriation; Corrections, Department of.	Yes	Yes	Yes	Passed 89–20
May 28, 2025	HB 28: Appropriation; Real Estate Commission.	Yes	Yes	Yes	Passed 90–6
May 28, 2025	HB 22: Appropriation; Insurance, Department of.	Yes	Yes	Yes	Passed 88–6

Source: 99chambers key votes from Congress.gov, Voteview and Open States roll calls

Career

Offices held, and every time Jackson-McCray was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.

20152016201720182019202020212022202320242025202620272028Mississippi House of Representatives, District 40

Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)

Elections

Margin against the seat’s presidential baseline: how the seat voted for president in the same or nearest year.

Year	Race	Result	Margin
2023	Mississippi House of Representatives, District 40	Won	D+31.4
2019	Mississippi House of Representatives, District 40	Won	D+0.5
2015	Mississippi House of Representatives, District 40	Lost	R+36.6